Valli Unite NV Rosso (Barbera, Dolcetto, Croatina, Cortese)

The Wine

This is the farm's everyday red wine, made from a blend of the Piemontesi workhouse red varieties Barbera, Dolcetto, and Croatina with a dash of Cortese for added freshness. It's a true farmer's wine with bright, lip-smacking acidity, low alcohol (12.5% ABV), low tannin, and insane drinkability. Serve it with a light chill. We daresay you'll be back for more. 

But hurry, only 300 cases were made for the entire world to enjoy. 

The Winery

Here's a unique winery for you - located in the southeastern corner Northern Italy's Piemonte region, Valli Unite is a natural wine cooperative created in the 1970’s. Their vineyards lie amid beehives, farm animals, orchards, and truffle-filled woodlands. They produce everything from honey to homemade salami, with their wine production somewhere in between. 

“We believe natural vinification is a social responsibility” is the philosophy; soil humus, livestock manure, native yeasts, local grapes, time, and parsimonious Sulphur compose the winning formula.

The 30 members of the co-op work the 240-acre farm and call it home. During harvest, you can still stomp grapes with your bare feet here, should you ever wonder what pips feel like between your toes. And who doesn't, after all?!

Currently, the farm has an impressive 48 acres of vineyards, and they're still growing.